Meet people interested in exploring Richmond and the surrounding area's rich and varied restaurant scene! Come to a local Feasting on Richmond meetup to break bread and raise a glass with fellow social foodies and gourmets. Discover new restaurants, enjoy delicious meals, and make satisfying conversation with friendly dinner companions. It's a big dinner table and all are welcome! This is a group for everyone who loves to eat and socialize so if you have a favorite restaurant in the area, feel f …

Welcome to Around the World Gastronomists. Our goal is to explore the many varieties of restaurants in the Hampton Roads area . Our Meetups will rotate around Hampton Roads area and will occur about once a month. There is no membership fee. We welcome any suggestions or ideas for places to go or to avoid. Members are welcome to bring adult guests to our events.

We're a classy  women group of women who are proud of our conservative views.  We love to dress up and meetup to express our sexy feminine side! Religious symbols of any kind regardless of which religion you are, shirts supporting limited government, guns, pro-life stances, and, of course, Reagan will be celebrated. Conservative women of all ages, colors and walks of life welcome. Let's compare and laugh about our bumper stickers. Meetups with this group will include weekly dinner and cocktails, …

We love good food and drink. We also love to try new restaurants in and around our Nation's capital and experience different cuisine. However, what makes a good meal a memorable experience is to share it with good company. TABLE FOR 4 is a chance for good friends, new acquaintances, and perfect strangers to get together and enjoy a good meal and even better conversation.

Meet fellow wine enthusiasts in the DC region and learn about the fascinating world of wine. You don't have to be a member to attend one of our local events and friends are always welcome! We host wine events for every kind of taster: Beginners to experienced palates. Our wine events include 10 for $10 Super Tastings, meeting with winemakers, wine importers, and journalists.

This is a group for chocolate lovers who are interested in learning about, and tasting fine chocolate. We will taste and review unique chocolate bars made from different cacao varieties, origins and brands; Likewise, we will seek interesting bon-bons , truffles and other confections made with the finest chocolate. I would like to organize events that will allow members to gain insight into subject such as: a. The chocolate making process from bean to bar b. Chocolate tasting and appreciate tec …

Come explore DC's Brunch Scene with us! What better way for single young professionals (20s and 30s) to unwind after a tough week on the job than with a Saturday or Sunday brunch featuring bottomless brunch drinks! Our mission is to discover the city's best bottomless mimosa brunches, tastiest brunch treats, and meet new friends! At least once a month, we will get together at a different brunch spot in the DC area. Let the good times roll! ATTENDANCE POLICY Please note that we keep track of att …

I love food. Cooking it, eating it, talking about it, reading about it, watching shows about it. But I’ve had trouble finding people around my age in this city who like to make this a part of their daily life AND are looking for friends that are interested in the same. This is a group for those who want to explore all forms of food the DC area has to offer (restaurants, specialty stores, etc.), cook and bake for others, and meet new people in their 20s and early 30s who want to do the same. We c …

Richmond has a plethora of cafes, diners, hole-in-the-wall eateries and ethnic offerings. Join us each month for a culinary expedition as we sample restaurants throughout the River City. You can be a member without having to attend meet-ups, but joining us for food is the best part of this group!

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. To do that, Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility, and makes them inseparable.

This group was started to share happy hours, fun classes and events. If you enjoy tasting and learning about new foods and wine this group is for you. Lets eat!

This is a group for people who are interested in not only drinking great wine but learning about it as well. Let's plan events that are fun and educational. Let's find out why Chardonnay tastes different in Burgundy then it does in Napa. What wines should we drink now or lay down for 20 years? Let's find out together while drinking great wine and having fun. This is a group for wine enthusiasts of all levels who want to learn more about what's in our glass. Events will include the standard wine …

I believe in a world where food is the keyhole to learning about different cultures and traditions. I want to meet anyone who can keep an open mind to trying exotic cuisine (chicken feet anyone?!), and would like to learn more about how food and culture are intertwined. I certainly am not an expert on every type of cuisine, so if you can teach us something about food and culture, your presence would be appreciated! We will meet up every two weeks to sample a variety of cuisine (including drinks! …

Split the Bottle is for D.C. area wine lovers of all levels of sophistication, from Franzia aficionados to Cabernet collectors.  We primarily meet up to split bottles of wine over appetizers and meals at local restaurants. We split the bottle because: By sharing the bottle we also share the experience of drinking a particular wine.  This gives everyone the opportunity to practice describing what they're tasting.  For many, this is the most intimidating aspect of wine snobbery, so some may be mo …

"Wine is something larger than we might imagine. Wine is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is culture and refinement. And wine is the very essence of civilization and what we mean by the Art of Living." -Robert Mondavi Calling all those in the Washington DC metro area that love to drink and learn about great wine and enjoy everything that accompanies it – great food, travel, culture, building friendships, great conversations, laughter and mem …

If you are interested in tasing authentic wines from different countries as well as the decedence of the pairing of foods from those countries and experiencing the lively entertainment from those same countries, you have come to the right place. Join us at our wine dinners for those that not only enjoy trying new wines, but new foods and learning about the entertainment from the countries in which those wines originate.

Dinner Parties with cooking and socializing.

This is a group for anyone who wants to explore the restaurants that Alexandria has to offer. I started this group to meet new people and socialize while enjoying good food and wine. If you see a posted meetup that's full and you want to go, still add yourself to the waiting list. About 3 days before the event, I'll send out a reminder for everyone to update their RSVPs and more spots become available. Also, meetups that are posted more than 2 weeks out will be waiting list only. I'll manually o …

This is a group to learn about wine. Learn how to enjoy wine, pair wine with foods, and to simply sit and sip great wines.

This group is for any young couple interested in hanging out with other couples who are Fun, Kind, Outgoing and Open-Minded. My husband and I decided to start our own group after trying out many other meet-up groups and leaving each disappointed. Our goal is to meet other great couples and make REAL lasting friendships, not just networking (like those "other groups" do). There was an article in a recent Washingtonian that stated that married couples who had many couple friends reported having a …

Do you like food? Do you like making new friends? Then join us at Fresh Friends and Food where we explore a new local (Washington, DC) restaurant with amazing food each week. Every Friday, Fresh Friends and Food makes a group reservation for ten people at a new restaurant (all metro accessible!). The food and alcohol bills are tallied up separately. The food bill is split evenly 10 ways and the alcohol bill is split evenly between everyone who drank. No muss, no fuss. So join us next Friday for …